Carlton Fine Art & Antique Centre

Description

Vintage Danish silver cufflinks designed by Harald Neilsen for Georg Jensen,c1940's - 1950's.In excellent condition.Come in a presentation box.Each cufflink measures 2cm x 0.5cm.Harald Nielsen (1892 – 1977) was initially a painter but as the younger brother of Georg Jensen’s third wife, Johanne, he was drawn into the Georg Jensen firm. He started as a chaser’s apprentice in 1909 and worked his way up to designer and director of the smithy school of apprentices. In 1954, he became the smithy director and in 1958 he became artistic director of the Company, a position he held until 1962.